New England Championship Wresting to make Beverly debut, June 8

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May 23, 2013 at 12:01 AMMay 23, 2013 at 11:20 PM

New England Championship Wrestling (NECW) brings its unique brand of live professional wrestling to Beverly for the first time on Saturday night, June 8, at the CoveCommunity Center, 19 East Corning Street. at 7 p.m.

New England Championship Wrestling (NECW) brings its unique brand of live professional wrestling to Beverly for the first time on Saturday night, June 8, at the CoveCommunity Center, 19 East Corning Street. at 7 p.m.

Fans in Beverly and the surrounding area that have never seen NECW before are in for a unique night of family friendly, high impact sports entertainment. NECW, established in 2000, runs live events throughout New England, and is seen locally on WMFP TV with a 30 minute late night broadcast on Thursday nights.

“We are thrilled to be bringing NECW to Beverlyand want to let fans in the area know that we are bringing them a great night of action and excitement with some of the best young athletes around,” NECW promoter Sheldon Goldberg said. “It’s also important to note that we present events that are suitable for the whole family at a very affordable price. Once people see what NECW is all about, they are going keep coming back.”

The debut event entitled “War on the North Shore” will feature three championship matches.

NECW Heavyweight Champion, Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, a former WWE star, will defend his title and has signed an open contract.

The NECW Tag Team Champions, “Superstar” Scotty Slade and “The Shure Thing” Mark Shurman have also been ordered to defend their titles once again against top contenders Mike Webb and Nick Farenheight, in a “Texas Tornado Tag Team Match.” In this match there are no count outs or disqualifications and all men can be in the ring at the same time. Former ECW Official and Peabody native, “The Extreme Enforcer” Paul Richard, will be a special enforcer at ringside for this match.

In addition, NECW Television Champion, Johnny Thunder puts his title on the line against “Sensational” Scott Levesque.

In a special World Women’s Wrestling Feature Match, Kasey Ray takes on Nikki Valentine, in addition to two other matches to be announced.

Tickets for New England Championship Wrestling’s Ware on the North Shore are $12 in advance, $15 at the door for adults and $10 for kids under 12. Advance tickets can be purchased online at http://www.necw.tv/ or charged by phone at 1-800-838-3006.